Delight over extra funds for independent cinemas in Shropshire and Telford
Two independent cinemas are breathing a sigh of relief after being awarded a slice of a £500,000 fund to keep them afloat.
Oswestry's Kinokulture centre will receive £21,365 and Wellington Orbit £2,948 in the latest round of allocations from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport's Culture Recovery Fund.
The arts centres are among more 72 local cinemas to share a total of £514,407 from the Government pot.
Cultural and arts centres in Shropshire have been handed a total of £2.6 million under the scheme, with more than £1m of this going to the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust which runs attractions including Blists Hill and the Museum of Ironbridge.
In a joint statement Ruth Carter and Ian Garland managers at Kinokulture, in Arthur Street, Oswestry, said: "We are absolutely delighted to have received support through the BFI Culture Recovery Fund, enabling us to redesign the auditorium and put in all the measures for us to reopen our doors and safely welcome our wonderful community back to the big screen experience."
